AKTIV PROJECTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08904805 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-20
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-16.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 11.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,924
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£42k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
-£17k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-13.6k | £-1.8k |
| Current assets | £42.0k | £54.7k |
| Cash | £42.0k | £29.8k |
| Debtors | — | £25.0k |
| Net assets | £-16.9k | £-15.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-10-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Finance Wales Investments (11) Limited
- 2015-06-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Finance Wales Investments (11) LTD
- 2015-03-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Funding Logistics Ventures Limited
- 2014-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AKTIV PROJECTS LTD
- 2014-02-20➕EDWARDS, Jamieson John appointeddirector
- 2014-02-20➕JONES, Stephen Morris appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Morris Jones Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jamieson John Edwards Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Williamston House
7 Goat Street
Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
SA61 1PX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EDWARDS, Jamieson John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Stephen Morris→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/10/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Finance Wales Investments (11) Finance Wales Investments (11) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/06/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Finance Wales Investments (11) Finance Wales Investments (11) LTD | A registered charge | — | 29/06/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Funding Logistics Ventures Funding Logistics Ventures Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/03/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24